From a Box Brownie, to the latest digital gear, it is all just tools, or a means of stating who we are, at various points in time. The sophistication of our images has more to do with our personal growth, than the equipment that we acquire along the way.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Thinking of Yesteryear......

Well, I got it done again for another year, and it is time to sit back and reflect. One of my favorite recollections goes back some 58 years ago when I was eight years old. Christmas morning, as I came downstairs between my two brothers, I was able to see the tree in the front living room, and there under the tree, Santa had left a gray pearloid coloured button accordion. I leaped over the stair rail, and landed on my behind on the floor below. After picking myself up, I scrambled to the tree, and latched unto the instrument, and it could not have been pried out of my hands with a crowbar, I'm sure. All other presents under the tree went unopened for days, as I drove the entire family nuts, because I was determined to teach myself "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." I recently acquired this very rare Hohner Corona lll RS diatonic accordion that now sits under the tree, as a sort of reminder of a time and place when the world was a much different one than it is at present. Occasionally, when I visit my grandchildren, like tonight, I will get to play "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" once again, and remember the good old times......Merry Christmas Everyone!

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About Me

I was born in Deer Lake, on the western coast of Newfoundland in 1943. It was a privilege to grow up in the City of Corner Brook, Bay of Islands, Newfoundland. Moved to Ontario in 1962, and to North Bay in 1973 where we chose to raise our family. I was introduced to photography mainly by Mike de Moree and the late Jack Shepherd while living in North Bay. I am presently retired in Windsor, Ontario, where I can be close to my family again. My photography is for my personal pleasure, and hopefully it will help make my retirement years more meaningful to me and others as well.
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